Julius d'Ipswatten

Baron Julius d'Ipswatten (1931-2012) was a Braslander nobleman.

He was born in 1931 as the son of Baron Philipp d'Ipswatten and Countess Theodora von Innerwitz. As a younger son, he did not expect to inherit the family estates, so he was free to pursue his own interests.

Julius studied Law in the Pontifical University of Markund. After graduating, he worked as a teacher of Constitutional Law at the university and also became the editor of Veritas, a magazine that he founded with a group of colleagues and that dealed with issues such as law, morality, theology and poetry.

In 1957 he married Elise, the only child and heiress of Viscount Édouard d'Henlis, an admiral of the Royal Navy. They had three children: Gabriel (born 1960), Marie Helene (born 1962) and Marie Theodora (born 1967).

In 1965, Julius' older brother died and he became the new heir of the Ipswatten family. As such, he had to help his father in the management of the estates. He divided his time between his work in Markund and his duties in Wattenburg until he had to decide which one to focus. He preferred his intellectual pursuits, and asked a younger brother to manage the family lands for him, in exchange of a generous payment.

Julius was a vocal opponent of President Olav Palmerson and, as many other dissidents, was imprisoned between 2002 and 2005. After his release, he settled in Wattenburg, although he continued writing and voicing his opinions through articles in newspapers and magazines.

He died in 2012.